It had looked as though Damien Duff would join the club from Chelsea until he completed his move to Newcastle United instead. Meanwhile, Tottenham's big money signing in January 2005, Andy Reid played 90 minutes on the left wing of Tottenham's first friendly in France but is injured for the rest of pre-season. Reto Ziegler back from loan spells at Hamburg and Wigan played there for an hour in the third and final friendly at the training camp. Jol has played three strikers in the two friendlies on home soil so far, with Robbie Keane in a free role.
The Tottenham boss told the club's official website: "The lads have shown in the friendly matches they are very proud to be Spurs players and want to do well for the club."
Striker Jermain Defoe, with five goals in as many games, added: "I've had a good rest. I put a lot of pressure on myself because it's really important as a striker to score the first goal as soon as possible. That buzz and feeling was vital."